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COPTIC ORTHODOX
PATRIARCHATE

QUIZZES
ON
THE HOLY BIBLE

BY
H. H. POPE SHENOUDA III

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: Quizzes on the Holy Bible

: H. H. Pope Shenouda III.
: Dr. Wedad Abbas.
: Sister Sawsan.
: El-Nasekh El-Saree - (Delta Branch)
: Dar El Tebaa El Kawmia, Cairo.
: First - Feb. 1995.
: 237411995.
: 977-5319 - 2913.
: COEPA - 1997

H.H. Pope Shenouda III, 117th Pope of

Alexandria and the See of St. Mark

PREFACE
Quizzing is a kind of spiritual recreation. it activates the
memory and is a type of intellectual competition. It is useful in
occupying time in Sunday schools, on picnics, in clubs, and on
numerous other occasions.
Quizzes on the Holy Bible has many advantages :
They provide information from the Bible; they link different
pieces of information to each other, they draw the attention to
certain fields of knowledge, and they are an incentive to the
further acquisition of knowledge.
This book includes 366 Quizzes on the Holy Bible divided into
various subjects to facilitate its use. The second part of this
book consists of the answers to these questions.
We hope, by the grace of God, to follow this book with others,
either other Quizzes on the Bible, or on Church history and the
lives of the Saints, or other kinds of religious information.
So farewell till we meet in the other parts if by the grace of God
it is His will and if He grants us life.
Pope Shenouda III.

FIRST
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.

What was the first promise God made to man?

When did God first give man permission to eat meat?
On what condition?
Who was the first person mentioned by the Bible as
being successful? What was the cause of his success?
Who was the first person mentioned in the Bible to have
been taken captive?
What was the first collective punishment inflected by
God? What was the second, the third, and the fourth?
To whom was it given the first revelation of God ? To
whom was the second given?
Who was the first to have a vision of angles?
What is the first verse in the Bible that mentions
vegetarian food?
Who was the first angel mentioned in the Bible, and
what was his mission?
What was the first mention of revenge in the Bible?
What was the first war between kings recorded in the
Bible?
When was laughter first mentioned in the Bible?
Where was the word "sin" first mentioned in the Bible?
To whom was it mentioned?
Who was the first man to marry two women? What
were the names of the two wives?

15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.

Who was the first woman to be cursed? What was her

curse?
Who was the first person in the Bible of whom it was said
that he was a priest?
Who was the first man to be cursed? Who was the
second?
When was the expression "the house of God" first
mentioned, and where?
Who was the first son to grieve his parents by his
marriage?
What was the first lie mentioned in the Bible?
Who was the first person in the Bible who did good to
those who offended him?
When was the expression "the sons of God" first used in
the Bible?
Which family first knew music?
What musical
instruments did they use?
When was the word "tithes" first used in the Bible? When
was the second mention of "tithes"?
Who was the first one to have dreams that came true?
What is the first sin mentioned in the Bible? Who
committed this sin?
When is the consecration of the house of God first
mentioned? Who consecrated it and how?
Who was the first person to struggle with God and
prevail?
Who was the first person whom God commanded to
meditate in His Law day and night?
Who was the first person in the Bible that made a vow
and what did he vow?

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WHO?

31.
32.
33.
34.
35.
36.
37.
38.
39.
40.

41.
42.

Who were the two sorcerers that opposed Moses? Who

mentioned their names?
Who was the last enemy to be destroyed?
Who was the judge who made a vow and was very sad
when he fulfilled it? What was his vow?
Who was the prophet who was ruddy and good looking
with handsome features?
Who was St. Paul the Apostles partner in preaching the
Gospel to the Corinthians?
Who were the husband and wife who made of their house
a church?
Which of the apostles does the book of Acts say was
called by God to preach the Gospel in Rome?
Who was the Bishop who was young in years?
Who was the child God loved before he was born and to
whom He gave authority over his brothers?
Who was the person who was called by each of the
Persons of the Holy Trinity? When was He called by the
Son? When was He called by the Holy Spirit and when
was He called by the Father?
Who was the child who served in the Temple from his
childhood?
Who was the child who studied the Scriptures when he
was still a child?

43.

44.
45.
46.
47.
48.
49.
50.
51.
52.
53.
54.
55.
56.
57.
58.

Who is the person to whom St. Paul preached the Gospel,

while he was in prison, and whom he baptised and all his
household?
Who was the prophet who was beautiful and whose
parents hid him for three months after his birth?
What are the four epistles that St. Paul wrote from Rome?
How many years did the following Patriarchs live:
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob?
Who was the prophet that God punished and refused to
abolish his punishment?
Who was the prophet God punished twice? When and
how.?
Who are the apostles who each had two names? Name 5
of these apostles?
Who is the oldest man in the history of mankind?
Who is the man who fought his father violently and died
without having achieved anything?
Who was the young shepherd who killed a lion?
Who was the child who communicated a message from
God to the High Priest in his days?
Who is the prophet who anointed two kings, one of them
good and the other evil?
Who was the stupid miserly rich man whose wife saved
from death?
Who was the prophet who uttered true prophecies about
Christ, but perished?
Who was the commander who refused to go to war unless
a woman went with him?
Who needed seventy assistants because of his great
responsibilities?

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59.
60.
61.

Who are the three persons that the earth swallowed up

and why?
Who fulfilled his oath and perished?
Whose life was extended fifteen years?

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THE APOSTLES
62.
63.

64.

65.
66.
67.
68.
69.
70.
71.
72.

Where was the first Holy Synod held? Where was it

mentioned in the Bible and why was it held?
Who is the apostle of the circumcision and who is the
apostle of the uncircumcised? Where do these two terms
appear together in the Bible and what do they mean?
The Lord Jesus mentioned to St. John the apostle in the
Book of Revelation the names of two heresies. What are
they and where were they mentioned?
Who are the two disciples the Lord Jesus called
Boanerges and what does this term mean?
One of the twelve disciples had three names. What are
those names?
What was the town whose citizens mocked St. Paul and
called him a babble?
Who said about St. Paul that he was out of his mind?
What was the name of the governor who was afraid
before St. Paul?
What was the name of a king who judged St. Paul, and
was almost convinced to become a Christian?
Who was the first apostle to say to the Lord Jesus,
"Rabbi, you are the Son of God"?
Who was the disciple whom the Lord rebuked for his lack
of faith (before the crucifixion and resurrection), and what
was the occasion?

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73.
74.
75.
76.

77.
78.
79.
80.
81.
82.
83.
84.
85.
86.
87.
88.

Who is the disciple whom the Lord rebuked after having

first blessed him? What did He tell him and why?
Who is the apostle who asked the Lord for something
three times and was not given it and why?
When did the Lord Jesus breathe on his disciples' faces
and why?
Who was the apostle whom the people almost worshipped
and called by the name of one of their gods? What was
that name?
Who was the indebted slave whose debt one of the
apostles was willing to pay?
Who was the apostle on whose neck people fell and wept,
and why?
Which of the twelve disciples was the first to be killed
with the sword by Herod?
Who was the apostle who was stoned and left for dead?
Where did this happen?
Thaddaeus the disciple had another name. What was it?
Mention four places in the New Testament where the
names of all twelve disciples are listed?
Who are the three disciples who each had two names or
titles?
What was the remark that the Lord Jesus addressed to
Philip alone?
What was the remark Lord Jesus addressed to Thomas
alone?
What was the remark Lord Jesus addressed to Peter
alone?
What was the remark Lord Jesus addressed to John
alone?
What was the remark Lord Jesus addressed to Nathanael
alone?
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89.
90.
91.

What was the remark Lord Jesus addressed to Judas

Iscariot alone?
Among the disciples, there were three sets of brothers.
Who are they?
Who are the two disciples who spoke to the Lord on
behalf of some Greeks, who wished to see Him?

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ST. PAUL'S ASSISTANTS AND DISCIPLES

92.
93.
94.
95.
96.
97.

Name seven of those who shared with St. Paul the apostle
in his service, with questions from the New Testament.
What was the name of one of St. Paul's assistants who
perished?
What was the name of a deaconess who used to carry St.
Paul's letters to the different countries?
What are the names of two of his disciples who were
bishops, one of whom was young?
St. Paul called some of his disciples & assistants sons.
Who are they?
Which of his disciples did St. Paul mention several times
in the introductions to his letters?

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THE HOLY SPIRIT

98.
99.
100.
101.
102.
103.
104.
105.
106.
107.
108.
109.

What was the first verse about the Holy Spirit in the Holy
Bible?
Who are the first two kings whom the Holy Spirit came
upon?
When did God promise in the Old Testament that the
Holy Spirit would dwell in men?
What was the promise given in the Old Testament about
the gifts of the Spirit that will be given to people?
Of whom was it said that he was moved by the Holy
Spirit?
Quote a verse to show that the Holy Spirit used to talk to
the Patriarchs.
Quote a verse about the work of the Holy Spirit through
inspiration.
Quote a verse about the work of the Holy Spirit in
prophecy.
What chapter in the New Testament all deals with the
gifts of the Spirit?
What chapter all deals with the speaking in tongues (as
one of the gifts of the Spirit)?
Who is the person from whom the Holy Spirit departed
after having come upon him?
Who is the person from whom God took off the Spirit
that was upon him and gave to others?

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110

111.

112.
113.
114.
115.
116.
117
118.
119.
120.
121.
122.
123.
124.
125.
126.
127.

Where in the Bible are mentioned the ingredients used for

composing the holy anointing oil for people, by which the
Holy Spirit comes upon them?
At the beginning of the apostolic era, the Holy Spirit was
received by the laying on of hands. Give two examples of
this.
Where in the New Testament is the anointing for the Holy
Spirit mentioned?
Where is the holy breath with which the Holy Spirit is
given mentioned?
Where is it mentioned that baptism precedes the coming
of the Holy Spirit?
Quote two verses from the New Testament about the
indwelling of the Holy Spirit in us.
Quote a verse about the Holy Spirit procession from the
Father.
Quote a verse about the Holy Spirit teaching us
everything.
Quote a verse about the Holy Spirit staying with us
forever.
Quote a verse about the Holy Spirit reproving us of sin.
Quote a verse about the Holy Spirit being the Comforter.
Quote a verse about the coming of the Holy Spirit giving
power.
Quote two verses about the work of the Holy Spirit in
craftsmen.
Quote a verse about the fellowship of the Holy Spirit.
Quote a verse on the work of the Holy Spirit in creation.
Quote a verse about the presence of God's Spirit
everywhere.
Quote a verse about the eternal nature of the Holy Spirit.
Quote two verses that show that the Holy Spirit is God.
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QUOTE VERSES WITH THEIR REFERENCES ABOUT

THE FOLLOWING:
128. The Holy Spirit calls to service.
129. The Holy Spirit is with the Holy Synod and shares with
the fathers in their decisions.
130. The Holy Spirit gives them the word they are to speak
131. The Holy Spirit reminds them of all that the Lord told
them
132. The Holy Spirit forgives sins on the tongue of the priest
133. The Holy Spirit gives us the second birth through
Baptism.
134. The Holy Spirit anoints for service.
135. Those who lie to the apostles, lie to the Holy Spirit.
BEING FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT
136. Where was it said that St. Peter the Apostle was filled
with the Holy Spirit?
137. Where was it said that the worshippers were filled with
the Spirit?
138. Who are the seven of whom it is said that they were filled
with the Holy Spirit and wisdom?
139. When was it mentioned that all the disciples were filled
with the Holy Spirit?
140. Who was the (female) saint who was filled with the Holy
Spirit when she was blessed by another (female) saint?
141. Who was the unborn babe who was filled with the Holy
Spirit?
142. When was it said that the Lord Jesus was filled with the
Holy Spirit?

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143. Who was the deacon of whom it was said that he looked
up to heaven being filled with the Holy Spirit?
144. Who was the priest who was filled with the Holy Spirit
and prophesied?

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FASTING
145. Mention an example of fasting that was not individual, but
where all God's people fasted.
146. Quote a verse about the Apostle's fasting.
147. Quote a verse about vegetarian food in paradise, and
another verse about vegetarian food outside paradise.
148. Quote a verse about vegetarian food in the desert of Sinai.
149. Who was the prophet who when fasting did not eat meat
or any rich food?
150. Give an example of fasting with humiliation.
151. Give an example of fasting at set times.

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WAYS IN WHICH GOD SPOKE

152.
153.
154.
155.
156.
157.
158.

159.

160.
161.

God spoke out of the storm. Who did He speak to?

God spoke from the fire. In what form, and to whom?
God spoke in a low gentle voice. Who did He speak to?
God spoke from the tent of the tabernacle. With whom
did He speak?
God spoke from heaven. Who did He speak with?
God spoke in the midst of the sound of thunder,
lightening trumpet, fire and smoke. Who did He talk to?
God spoke from the middle of the four living creatures &
from the firmament in the clouds. Where did He speak
and to whom?
God spoke from heaven with a voice like thunder saying,
"I have glorified it and will glorify it again". Where, when
and to whom did He say that?
To whom did God speak from the mountain?
To whom did God speak from the thick darkness?

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GOD'S PROMISE
162. What is the first commandment God gave with a promise?
God made a promise to David with a condition attached
to it. What was the promise? What was the condition?
How was it fulfilled?
164. What are two promises that the Lord made to the twelve
disciples, and when was each of them fulfilled?
165. Sometimes pain was a promise from God for being the
cause of a crown and of glory. Give an example of this.
166. Whom did God promise would eat of the tree of life?
163.

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AFTER THE RESURRECTION

167. Where is the appearance of the Lord to Mary Magdalene
mentioned?
168. Where is the appearance of the Lord to Peter mentioned?
169. Where is the appearance of the Lord to Thomas
mentioned?
170. Where is the appearance of the Lord to Saul of Tarsus
mentioned?
171 Where is the appearance of the Lord to the disciples of
Emmaus mentioned?
172. Where is the appearance of the Lord to the disciples
mentioned?
173. Where is the appearance of the Lord to seven of the
disciples mentioned?
174. Where is the appearance of the Lord to more than 500
disciples mentioned?
175. What are the places in which Lord Jesus appeared to His
disciples?
176. Where and when did Lord Jesus grant His disciples the
sacrament of the priesthood?
177. Did Mary Magdalene touch the Lord after His
resurrection? (Give the reference).

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WOMEN
178. Give the names of the women who served or who met the
Lord Jesus Christ.
179. Which of them stood at the foot of His cross?
180. Whose house became the first church?
181. Which of them anointed the Lord's feet with an expensive
perfume of pure nard?
182. Whom did the Lord weep when He saw her weeping?
183. Who asked that her sons sit one on the right and one on
the left of Lord Christ?
184. Whose husband was steward of Herod?
185. From which of them did the Lord cast out seven devils?
186. Give the names of four prophetesses in the Holy Bible,
and tell where each of them is mentioned.
187. Give the names of one saintly queen and one evil queen in
the Old Testament and give the reference.
188. How many women entered the ark? Give the reference.
189. Elkanah had two wives, Hannah, the prophetess Samuel's
mother and another wife. What was the name of the
other wife?
190. What was the name of prophet David's first wife and what
punishment did she get?
191. What was the name of an exceedingly intelligent wife who
was also exceedingly evil, and who helped her husband who was a king - to do evil and caused his perdition?

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192.

193.
194.
195.
196.

What are the names of four barren wives whom God

granted children? Where are they mentioned in the Holy
Bible?
Quote a verse forbidding getting married to foreign
women.
Give an example of a very great man who fell because he
married foreign (heathen) women. Give the reference.
When did marriage from the sinful race begin? What was
the result? Where in the Bible is this mentioned?
How many wives did the Patriarch Abraham marry?
Which of his wives had more children? Which of them
did God tell Abraham to obey? Support your answers
with verses from the Bible.

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MOTHERS
197. Our mother Eve had three sons. Who were they? From
which of them the Lord Christ descended?
198. How old was Sarah when she gave birth to Isaac? Give
the reference.
199. What was Moses' mother called? And why was she one
of the greatest mothers in bringing up her children?
200. St. Timothy the apostle got his faith from his mother and
grandmother. What are their names?
201. What is the name of a mother who wept bitterly, asking
for a son whom she would dedicate to the service of God
from his childhood?
202. Who is the mother whose son became an apostle, and
whose house became a church?
203. Who is the mother whose son became a martyr apostle,
and whose other son became a professing apostle?
204. Who is the holy mother who fled with her son to another
country because of the plot of the king to kill him?

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THE HOLY VIRGIN

205. Which town did the Holy Virgin come from and which
province?
206. When did the Virgin return to this town after a long
absence?
207. Where is the sister of the Virgin Mary mentioned?
208. Where did the Virgin live after the crucifixion of Lord
Jesus, and whom did she live with?
209. Tell of a miracle in which the Virgin interceded?
210. Where is it written that the Virgin was praying with the
disciples of the Lord?
211. How many months did the Virgin spend with Elizabeth
when she was expecting?
212. Give two places in the New Testament where the
annunciation by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin is
mentioned.
213. What is the prophecy in the Old Testament about a Virgin
bearing a Son and about His name?
214. When did the Virgin ask to meet Lord Jesus Christ?
215. What was the spiritual effect of the visit of Virgin Mary
on Elizabeth?
216. Where in the Bible does it say that the Virgin also needed
to be saved?

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CHILDREN
217. Quote a verse that shows that children are a gift of God.
218. Who was the first son to be given to a barren woman in
fulfillment of a previous promise?
219. What is the name of a son dedicated to God before his
birth?
220. What is the name of a son whom the angel of God told his
parents before he was born that he would be dedicated to
the Lord?
221. Who was a barren woman who gave hospitality to a
prophet, so he promised that she would be granted a son?
222. Who is the son who was chosen by God while still in his
mother's womb to be a prophet to the nations?
223. Where is it written that Lord Christ blessed a child and
set him as an example to the disciples?
224. Who is the child who served in the Temple of the Lord
from his childhood, and whose mother made him a vest?
225. Quote a verse about those who are a stumbling block to
children.
226. How did Lord Christ defend the children on Palm
Sunday?
227. Quote a verse in which the Lord Christ calls little children
unto Him.
228. What did a child offer in the miracle of the feeding of the
five thousand?

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229. Where is it written that the boy Jesus talked to the elders
and they were amazed at Him?
230. Quote a verse on the Lord's embracing and blessing the
children.
231. When did two women fight over the motherhood of a
child? Who judged them (in the Old Testament)?
232. When was a child to be circumcised in the Old
Testament?
233. How were the first-born sons saved from the sword of the
angel of death?
234. Who is the child who studied the Scriptures and they gave
him wisdom?
235. The infant Jesus was held in the arms of two elderly
saints, one a man and the other a woman. Who were
they?
236. All the little boys were killed in the reign of Herod the
king except two boys. Who were they?

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KINGS AND PROPHETS

237.

238.
239.
240.
241.

Who is the king who being annoyed by the prophecy of a

prophet, ordered him to be thrown in jail, and to be given
bread and water of affliction? Who is the prophet?
Who was both a king and a prophet?
Who did the Lord say was greater than a prophet?
Who is the mother who gave birth to a prophet, a
prophetess, and a high priest?
Give the names of two kings of Israel who spread the
worship of idols most.

GIVE THE NAMES OF PROPHETS AND REBUKED

KINGS:
242.
243.
244.
245.

One was killed by a king.

The second was imprisoned.
The third, the king said to him "I have sinned".
A fourth king who, when rebuked by the prophet, tore his
clothes, put ashes, fasted, and humbled himself.
246. Who is the king to whom God appeared twice and who
stood and blessed the people?
247. Who was the king who ordered that a prophet be killed in
a horrible way, then was very sad that night and could not
sleep?

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248.

249.
250.
251.
252.
253.
254.

255.

Who was the king who was smitten by the angel of God,
and was eaten by worms and died because he did not give
the glory to God?
Who was the good king who removed all worship of idols
that spread before his reign?
In which Book of the Bible is Lord Jesus Christ called
the King of kings?
Who was the first king whom God loved?
Who was the king who made an illegal marriage and was
rebuked by a prophet for this?
Who is the king who was taken captive and was rescued
by one of the prophets?
Who is the king who was required to do something
beyond his power, and so tore his clothes? How did a
prophet intercede to solve the problem?
Who was the king who returned to his house sullen and
displeased? Why?

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CHURCH SACRAMENTS
256. Quote two verses giving their references to show the
power of baptism as birth from God, or as a second birth.
257. Quote two verses to show the power of baptism for the
forgiveness of sins, and for washing man of his sins.
258. Quote a verse or more on the relationship of baptism to
salvation.
259. Quote a verse on the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick.
260. Quote a verse to show that marriage is a divine
sacrament, that what God joins, no man must separate.
261. Quote two verses from the same chapter about the Holy
Anointing.
262. Quote a verse from the Gospel of St. Matthew and
another from the Acts of the Apostles on priests hearing
confessions.

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WORSHIP IN THE OLD TESTAMENT

263.

264.
265.
266.

267.
268.
269.
270.
271.
272.

Prove by a verse from the Bible, that Moses did not make
the tabernacle and its contents as he wished, but in
accordance to specifications provided by God.
Quote verses about the pictures in Solomon's Temple.
Quote a verse about the statues above the Ark of the
Covenant.
Quote a verse to show that the prohibition against statues
and pictures was not categorical, but that what was
prohibited was their use for the purpose of worship.
Quote a verse on the anointing of Aaron and his sons as
priests.
Quote a verse on the beauty, glory, and holiness of the
garments of Aaron, the High Priest.
Quote some verses on kings anointed by prophets.
Quote a verse about a prophet anointing another prophet.
Quote one verse or more on the consecration of the
Tabernacle and all its utensils.
Quote a verse on the making of incense and its
consecration.

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FROM THE PARABLES OF LORD JESUS

273.
274.
275.
276.
277.
278.
279.
280.

Mention a parable Lord Jesus said about humility.

Mention a parable about praying without ceasing.
Mention a parable about sudden death.
Mention a parable about compassion.
Mention a parable about wisdom.
Mention a parable about growth.
Mention a parable about being ready.
Mention a parable about spiritual watchfulness.

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WORK
281.
282.
283.
284.
285.
286.
287.
288.
289.
290.
291.

When was work first mentioned in the Holy Bible?

Quote a verse on success in work.
Quote a verse on faithfulness in work.
Quote a verse on not being lazy or slack in work.
Quote a verse on working with God.
Quote a verse on being perfect.
Quote a verse on doing good on the Sabbath.
Quote a verse on the importance of good works besides
faith.
Quote a verse showing that for every work there is a
right time.
Quote a verse showing that God rewards every person
according to his works.
Quote a verse showing that God knows the works of
everyone.

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GIVING
292. Where in the Bible is the commandment of tithes
mentioned?
293. Quote a verse to show that we have to pay more than the
tithes.
294. Quote a verse on the first fruits.
295. Quote a verse on giving out of one's poverty.
296. Quote a verse on not standing before God empty-handed.
297. Quote a verse on the necessity of responding to the plea
of the poor.
298. Quote a verse on giving in secret.
299. Quote a verse on giving to enemies.
300. Quote a verse on joyful giving.
301. Quote a verse on leaving something for the poor during
harvest.
302. Quote a verse on its being better to give than to receive.
303. Quote a verse on giving oneself for one's beloved.
304. Quote a verse on giving the heart to God.
305. Quote a verse on giving abundantly.

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PERSONALITIES
306.
307.
308.
309.
310.
311.
312.
313.
314.

Give the name of 8 persons in the New Testament who

all had the name of Simon.
Give the names of 3 persons in the Bible with the name
of Jacob.
Who is Rufus and what is his father's name?
Who is Chuza and what is his wife's name?
Give the names of four persons God chose from their
mothers' womb.
Who rejoiced in David's trouble and insulted him when
he was fleeing from Absalom?
Who are the daughters of men as in Genesis 6:2?
Who was Nimrod and how is he described in the Bible?
Who was Nimrod's father and what was the beginning of
his kingdom?

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315.
316.
317.
318.
319.
320.
321.
322.
323.
324.
325.
326.
327.
328.
329.
330.
331.
332.
333.

Quote a verse showing that He is in heaven and on earth

at the same time.
Quote a verse on His presence with believers.
Quote a verse on His standing at sinners' doors.
Quote a verse about Lord Jesus Christ and the Father
being one.
Quote a verse on the Son being before the beginning of
times.
Quote a verse on His being the Creator.
Quote a verse or verses proving His Divinity.
Quote a verse about His authority over angels.
Quote a verse showing that the angels served Him.
Quote a verse showing that the angels bow before Him.
Quote a verse to show that the angels are His angels.
Quote a verse showing the Lord's power over devils.
Quote a verse or verses showing His authority over the
Law.
Quote a verse to show His power over life and death.
Quote a verse or verses proving His power over the sea
and waters.
Quote a verse or more showing His power over
diseases.
Quote a verse showing His authority over the Sabbath.
Quote a verse showing that the Kingdom is His.
Quote a verse to show that He accepted worship.

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334.
335.
336.
337.
338.
339.
340.
341.
342.
343.
344.
345.
346.

Quote a verse about His sitting on the right hand of

God.
Quote three verses stating that Lord Christ is the Only
Begotten Son of God.
Quote a verse showing that Lord Christ is the Alpha
and Omega, the beginning and the end.
Quote a verse from the Bible about unintentional sin.
Give an instance of a man keeping away from the sin of
lustful looks.
Quote a verse on the sin of thought.
Quote two examples to show that sin is addressed
against God.
Quote a verse to show that sin is ignorance and that
atheism is itself ignorance.
Show how knowledge can sometimes lead to sin.
Quote a verse about eternal punishment of sin.
Give two examples of earthly punishment for sin.
Quote a verse or more to indicate that a sinner is a
person who is spiritually dead.
Quote a verse or more to show that God does not
condemn a repentant sinner for his old sins.

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MISCELLANEOUS
347. Give the name of a man whom St. Paul raised from the
dead.
348. Give the name of a woman whom St. Paul raised from the
dead.
349. Give the names of four persons to whom St. Paul dictated
his letters.
350. Give the names of three persons who each fasted forty
days.
351. Where and when did these three meet together?
352. What is the name of the servant of the High Priest whose
ear St. Peter cut off.
353. In the gospels, there are two men called John and two
men called Joseph. Who are they?
354. Quote two verses in the New Testament that talked about
incense.

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SPECIALISED CHAPTERS
355.
356.
357.
358.
359.
360.
361.
362.
363.
364.
365.
366.

Which chapter in the Bible dealt all with blessings and

curses?
Which chapter dealt all with the virtuous wife?
Which chapter dealt all with those who lived long?
Which chapter dealt with the heavenly Jerusalem?
Which chapter dealt with the shepherds and the flock?
Which chapter dealt with the second coming and
destruction of Jerusalem?
Which chapter dealt with gifts?
Which chapter dealt with speaking in tongues?
Which chapter dealt with accepting repentant sinners?
Which chapter is about preaching the gospel in Rome?
Which chapter is all about parables on the kingdom?
Which chapter is all about love?

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ANSWERS
FIRST
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.
8.

The first promise God made to man was that the offspring
of the woman would bruise the head of the serpent (Gen.
3:15).
The first time God gave man permission to eat meat was
after Noah's ark rested. The condition was that man
would not eat meat with its blood (Gen. 9:3,4).
The first person the Bible says was successful is Joseph
the Righteous, and the reason is that God was with him
(Gen. 39:2).
The first person mentioned in the Bible to have been taken
captive was Lot, when Sodom was taken (Gen.
14:12,14).
The first collective punishment was the flood (Gen. 6), the
second was the punishment for building the tower of
Babel (Gen. 11), the third was the burning of Sodom
(Gen. 19), and the fourth collective punishment was in the
time of Pharaoh and Moses when God sent the plagues
upon the Egyptians (Ex. 7-12).
The first revelation of God was when God appeared to
Adam (Gen. 3) and the second was when He appeared to
Abram (Gen. 15).
The first angelic revelation was when the angel of the
Lord appeared to Hagar (Gen. 16:7).
The first verse in the Bible about vegetarian food was
when God told Adam and Eve. "I give you every seed-

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9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.
16.
17.
18.

bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree
that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food".
(Gen. 1:29).
The first angel mentioned in the Holy Bible was one of the
cherubim and his job was to guard the tree of life (Gen.
3:24).
The first mention in the Bible of revenge is when God said
to Cain, "If anyone kills Cain, he will suffer vengeance
seven times over". (Gen. 4:15).
The first war between kings recorded in the Bible was the
war of Kedorlaomer in which four kings fought five kings
(Gen. 14:14).
The first time laughter was mentioned in the Bible was
when Sarah laughed in her heart when she heard that she
would get a son in her old age (Gen. 18:12).
The first sin was mentioned for the first time when God
told Cain "If you do not do well, sin lies at the door; and
its desire is for you, but you should rule over it". (Gen.
4:7).
The first man to marry two women is Lamech (a
descendant of Cain) and the names of his wives are Adah
and Zillah (Gen. 4:19).
The first woman to be cursed was Lot's wife when she
was turned into a pillar of salt (Gen. 19:26).
The first person the Bible says was a priest was
Melchizedek (Gen. 14:18).
The first man to be cursed was Cain (Gen. 4:9,11) and the
second was Canaan (Gen. 9:25).
The first time the expression "The house of God" was
mentioned was when Jacob said, "How awesome is this
place! This is no other than the house of God; this is the
gate of heaven". (Gen. 28:17).
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19.

20.
21.

22.

23.
24.

25.
26.

27.

The first son to grieve his parents by his marriage was

Esau, when he married two of the daughters of the
Hittites and "they were a grief of mind to Isaac and
Rebekah". (Gen. 26: 34, 35).
The first lie mentioned in the Bible was when the serpent
told Adam and Eve, "You will not die". (Gen. 3:4).
The first person to do good to those who offended him
was Joseph the Righteous, who did good to his brothers
(Gen. 45).
The first time the expression the sons of God is used in
the Bible was before the flood, "the sons of God saw that
the daughters of men were beautiful" (Gen. 6:2).
The first family to know music was Jubal's family and they
played the harp and the flute (Gen. 4:2 1).
The first time the word "tithes" was mentioned was when
the patriarch Abraham met Melchizedek and " gave him a
tithe of everything" (Gen. 14:21). The second time
tithing was mentioned was when Jacob vowed that if God
would be with him "of all that You give me I will give
You a tenth". (Gen. 28:22).
The first one to have dreams that came true was Joseph
the Righteous (Gen. 37).
The first sin mentioned in the Holy Bible is the sin of
pride, which is the devil's sin , and is mentioned in Is. 14:
13,14 where he says "I will ascend into heaven, I will
exalt my throne above the stars of God... I will be like the
Most High".
The first time the consecration of the house of God is
mentioned was when Jacob took "the stone he had put at
his head and set it up as a pillar and poured oil on top of
it. He called the name of that place Bethel" (or the house
of God) (Gen. 28:18,19).
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28.
29.
30.

The first person to struggle with God and prevail was

Jacob (Gen. 32:28).
The first man the Lord ordered to meditate in His law day
and night was Joshua son of Nun (Jos. 1:8).
The first person the Bible says made a vow was Jacob
(Gen. 28:20). He vowed to give God a tenth of
everything if God kept him.

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WHO
31.
32.
33.

34.

35.
36.
37.

38.

The two sorcerers who opposed Moses were Jannes and

Jambres who were mentioned by St. Paul(2 Tim. 3:8).
The last enemy to be destroyed is death (1 Cor. 15:26).
The judge who made a vow and was very sad when he
fulfilled it was Jephthah, who had vowed to God saying
"If You deliver the Ammonites into my hands, whatever
comes out of the doors of my house to meet me when I
return in triumph from the Ammonities shall be the Lord's,
and I will sacrifice it as a burnt offering". (Judg.
11:30,31).The first one to come out of his house to meet
him dancing to the sound of timbres was his only daughter
(Judg. 11:34).
The prophet who was ruddy with a fine appearance and
handsome features was David (1 Sam. 16:12.,1 Sam.
17:42).
St. Paul the apostle's partner in preaching the gospel to
the Corinthians was Appollos (1 Cor. 3:5).
The husband and wife who made of their house a church
were Acquila and Priscilla (Rom. 16:3~5).
It was to St. Paul that the Lord said, "As you have
testified for Me in Jerusalem, so you must also bear
witness at Rome". (Acts 23:11).
The Bishop who was young was St. Timothy to whom St.
Paul wrote, "Let no one despise your youth" (1 Tim,
4:12).

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39.
40.

41.
42.
43.

44.
45.

46.

The child that God loved before he was born was Jacob
(Rom, 9:11-13; Gen. 25: 23).
The person who was called by each of the Holy Trinity
separately was St. Paul the apostle (Saul of Tarsus).
a.
He was called by the Son on the road to
Damascus (Acts 9:4).
b.
He was called by the Holy Spirit who said "Now
separate to me Bamabas and Saul for the work
to which I have called them" (Acts 13:2).
c.
He was called by the Father as we see what St.
Paul wrote "But when it pleased God, who
separated me from my mother's womb and called
me through His grace, to reveal His son in me so
that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I
did not immediately confer with flesh and blood"
(Gal. 1:15,16).
The child who served from his childhood in the Temple
was Samuel (1 Sam. 1:24, 1 Sam. 2:11).
The child who studied the Scriptures from his childhood
was Timothy (2 Tim. 3:15).
The person to whom St. Paul preached the gospel while
he was in prison and whom he baptized with all his
household was the jailer of Philippi (Acts 16:31-34).
The prophet who was a beautiful child and whose parents
hid three months after his birth was Moses (Heb. 11:23).
The four epistles written by St. Paul from Rome were to
the Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and to Philomen
(See the end of each of these epistles).
Abraham lived 175 years (Gen. 25:7), and Isaac lived 180
years (Gen. 35:28), and Jacob lived 147 years (Gen.
47:28).

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God punished Moses by not allowing him to enter the

promised land, because he did not obey His order to hit
the rock.
48.. God punished David for his sin of adultery (2 Sam. 12),
and another time when he counted the people (2 Sam.
24).
49. Simon (Peter) (Matt. 10:2).
Lebbaeus (Theddaeus) (Matt. 10:3).
Mark (John) (Acts 12:12).
Matthew (Levi).
Paul (Saul) (Acts 9).
47.

50.
51.

52.
53.
54.

55.

56.

The oldest man in history is Methuselah who lived 969

years (Gen. 5:27).
The one who fought his father and died without achieving
anything was Absalom, who fought his father David (2
Sam. 15:18).
The young shepherd who killed a lion was David (1 Sam.
17 : 34, 35).
Samuel the child communicated a message from God to
Eli the priest (1 Sam. 3).
Samuel anointed Saul king and Saul was evil (1 Sam. 10),
and he anointed David king and David was good (1 Sam.
16).
The stupid miserly man was Nabal of Carmel. David sent
a message threatening to kill him but his wife Abigail
saved him with her wisdom, and so David forgave him (1
Sam. 25).
The prophet who uttered true prophecies about Christ but
perished was Balaam (Num. 23-25) (Rev. 2:14).

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57.

58.
59.

60.

61.

The commander Barak son of Abinoam refused to go to

war unless Deborah the prophetess went with him (Judge
4:8).
Moses needed seventy assistants because of his great
responsibilities (Num. 11).
The earth opened up and swallowed Korah, Dathan, and
Abiram because they wanted to offer incense, although
they were not priests (Num. 16:32).
Herod the king fulfilled his oath and killed John the
Baptist, and offered his head on a silver platter to
Herodia, and so he perished (Matt. 14:10).
The person whose life was lengthened by 15 years was
Hezekiah the King (Isa. 38:5).

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THE APOSTLES
62.

63.

64.

65.

66.
67.
68.
69.
70.

The first Holy Council to meet was convened by the

apostles in Jerusalem (Acts 15). It was called to discuss
accepting the Gentiles.
The apostle of the uncircumcised, that is the Gentiles, was
St. Paul and the apostle of the circumcised, that is the
Jews, was St. Peter.
The two heresies that Lord Jesus mentioned to St. John
in the Book of Revelation were the teachings of the
Nicolaitans (Rev. 2:15) and the teachings of Balaam (Rev.
2:14).
John and his brother, James, the sons of Zebedee were
given the name Boanerges meaning the sons of thunder
(Mark 3:17).
Peter the apostle had three names: Peter, Simon, and
Cephas.
St. Paul was mocked in Athens and was said by the
Athenians to be a babbler (Acts 17:18,32).
Festus said of St. Paul that he was out of his mind (Acts
26:24).
Felix, the governor. was afraid in front of St. Paul (Acts
24:25).
King Agrippa said to St. Paul during his trial. "in such a
short time you can persuade me to be a Christian?" (Acts
26:28).

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71.
72.

73.

74.

75.

76.

77.
78.

79.

80.
81.

Nathaniel was the first disciple to say to Lord Jesus

Christ, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God" (John. 1:49).
The disciple whom the Lord Jesus rebuked for his little
faith was Peter, when he was afraid while walking on the
water and started to drown. The Lord told him, "You of
little faith, why did you doubt?" (Matt. 14:30,31).
After the Lord blessed St. Peter (Matt. 16:17), He
rebuked him when Peter rejected the cross for Him
saying. "This shall not happen to You". The Lord
answered, "Get the behind Me Satan! You are a
stumbling block to Me". (Matt. 16:22, 23).
St. Paul asked God three times to remove the thorn in his
flesh, but God refused and said to him, "My grace is
sufficient for you" (2 Cor. 12:7-9).
The Lord breathed on the faces of His disciples so that
they receive the Holy Spirit. This happened in the
evening of the Resurrection Sunday (John.20:19-23).
St. Paul was almost worshipped in Lystra when he healed
the crippled man. The people called him Hermes after
one of their gods (Acts 14:8-14).
The indebted slave was Onesimus: St. Paul in his letter to
Philemon promised to pay the debt (Philem. 18,19).
The congregation fell on the neck of St. Paul and wept
when he told them that they would not see him again
(Acts 20:37,38).
The first disciple to be killed with the sword by Herod
was James the son of Zebedeee, John's brother (Acts
12:1).
The apostle who was stoned and left for dead was St.
Paul in Lystra (Acts 14:19).
Thaddeus had another name which was Bartholomew
(Matt. 10:3).
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82.

83.
84.

85.

86.

87.
88.

89.

90.

The places where all the names of the twelve disciples are
mentioned are (Matt. 10:2-4). (Mark. 3:16-19), (Luke.
6:14-16), (Acts 1:13, except forJudas Iscariot).
(Simon - Peter), (Matthew-Levi), (Simon-the Zealot).
The Lord said to Philip alone, "Have I been with you all
this time, Philip, and you still do not know Me? Whoever
has seen Me has seen the Father"(John.14:9,10).
The Lord said to Thomas alone, "Put your finger here; see
My hands. Reach out your hand and put it in My side.
Do not doubt but believe ... because you have seen Me
you have believed, blessed are those who have not seen
and yet have believed" (John. 20:27,29).
The Lord said to Peter alone, "Get thee behind Me Satan!
You are a stumbling block to Me" (Matt. 16:23), and also
"Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not
revealed to you by man, but by My Father in heaven. And
I tell you that you are Peter... "(Matt. 16:17,18), also see
(Matt. 26:34) "You shall deny Me three times".
The Lord said to John alone, "Here is your mother". It
was about the Virgin Mary (John. 19:27).
The Lord said to Nathanael alone, "I saw you while you
are still under the fig tree before Philip called you", and
also "You believe because I told you I saw you under the
fig tree. You shall see greater things than that" (John.
1:48-50).
The Lord said to Judas Iscariot alone, "Friend, do what
you came for" (Matt. 26:50), and "Judas, are you
betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?" (Luke. 22:48), and
"What you are about to do, do quickly" (John. 13:27).
There were Peter and Andrew his brother; James and
John the sons of Zebedee (Matt. 10:2) and James son of
Alphaeus and his brother Judas (Luke. 6:16) Acts 1:13).
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91.

Philip and Andrew are the two disciples who interceded

on behalf of the Greeks, who wanted to meet Lord Jesus
(John. 12:20-22).

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ST.PAUL
92.

93.
94.
95.
96.
97.

Among the assistants of St. Paul were Mark the Apostle

(Col.4:10) (2 Tim. 4:11). Barnabas (Acts 13:2-5).
Timothy (1 Cor.16:10). Apollos (1 Cor. 3:6). T'ychicus
(Eph. 6:25) (2 Tim. 4:12). Aristarchus, Justus, Epaphras,
and Luke the doctor (Col. 4:10-14), Onesimus (Col.
4:19), and Silvanus (1 Thess. 1:1).
Demas was an assistant to St. Paul but was lost (2 Tim.
4:10).
Phoebe, the deaconess, used to carry St. Paul's letters to
different countries (Rom. 16:1,2,28).
Titus, the bishop of Crete (Tit. 1:5) and Timothy, the
bishop of Ephesus were young (1 Tim, 4:12).
St. Paul called Timothy his son (1 Tim. 1:2,18) (2 Tim.
1:2) and also called Onesimus his son (Philem 10).
Timothy, St. Paul's disciple was often mentioned in the
introductions of St. Paul's letters (2 Cor. 1:11) (Phil. 1:1)
(Col. 1:1) (1 Thess. 1:1) (Phil. 1).

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THE HOLY SPIRIT

98.
99.
100.
101.

102.
103.

104.

105.
106.
107.

The first verse about the Holy Spirit is "and the Spirit of
God was hovering over the waters" (Gen. 1 :2).
The first two kings the Holy Spirit came upon were Saul
(1 Sam. 10) and David (1 Sam. 16).
God promised in (Ezek. 36:27) saying. "And I will put
My Spirit in you".
God promised to give gifts to men in (Joel 2:28) saying "I
will pour out My Spirit on all people; your sons and
daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams,
your young men will see visions".
It was written of Saul" and the Spirit of the Lord began to
stir him while he was in Mahaneh Dan" (Judge. 13:25).
It is written in (Acts 28-25) "The Holy Spirit spoke the
truth to your forefathers when he said through Isaiah the
prophet.."
It is written about the Holy Spirit's work through
inspiration:
"Because no prophecy ever came by
human will, but holy men of God spoke as they were
carried along by the Holy Spirit" (2 Pet. 1:21).
(Acts 28:25) (2 Pet. 1:21).
The chapter that deals with the gifts of the Spirit is (1
Cor. 12).
The chapter that deals with speaking in tongues is (1 Cor.
14).

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108. The Spirit of God departed from Saul after He had come
upon him (1 Sam. 16:14).
109. The Lord took from the Spirit that was upon Moses and
gave to seventy elders (Num. 11:17,25).
110. The ingredients used for making the anointing oilare
mentioned in (Ex. 30:22-25).
111. The people of Samaria received the Holy Spirit by the
laying on of the hands of Peter and John the apostles
(Acts 8:14,17). The people of Ephesus received the Holy
Spirit by the laying on of the hands of the apostle Paul
(Acts 19:6).
112. The holy anointing is mentioned in (1 John. 2:20, 27).
113. Receiving the Holy Spirit through breathing is mentioned
in (1 Cor. 20:22).
114. Baptism precedes the coming of the Holy Spirit (Acts
2:38) (Acts 19:5,6) (Acts 8:16,17).
115. The indwelling of the Spirit in us is mentioned in (1 Cor.
3:16). "Don't you know that you yourselves are God's
temple and that God's Spirit lives in you". It is also
mentioned in (1 Cor. 6:19).
116. The Holy Spirit's procession from the Father is found in
(John. 15:26), "the Spirit of Truth who comes from the
Father.."
117. "The Holy Spirit ... will teach you everything" (John.
14:26).
118. He will give you another Advocate to be with you forever"
(John. 14:16).
119. "He (the Holy Spirit) will reprove the world of sin (John.
16:8).
120. The Holy Spirit is called the Comforter (John. 14:16).

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121. The Lord said, "But you will receive power when the
Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you will be My
witnesses" (Acts 1:8).
122. The Holy Spirit works within craftsmen (Ex. 28:3) and in
those who made Aaron's clothes, and in Bezalel "to make
artistic designs for work in gold, silver and bronze, to cut
and set stones, to work in wood, and to engage in all
kinds of craftsmanship" (Ex.31:3-5).
123. The fellowship of the Holy Spirit is mentioned in (2 Cor.
13:14) and in (Heb. 6:4).
124. It is written "when you take away their breath, they die
and return to the dust. When you send your Spirit, they
are created. (Ps. 104:29,30).
125. The presence of God's Spirit everywhere is in (Ps. 139:710).
126. The eternal nature of the Spirit is found in (Heb. 9:14).
127. St. Peter said, "how is it that Satan has so filled your heart
that you have lied to the Holy Spirit ... You have not lied
to men but to God" (Acts 5:3,4).
128. The Holy Spirit calls to service for He said, "set apart for
Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called
them" (Acts 13:2).
129. The Holy Spirit is with the Holy Synod as the apostles
said about the decisions of the first Holy Synod, "It
seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us ... " (Acts
15:28).
130. "For it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your
Father speaking through you" (Matt. 10:20).
131. The Holy Spirit reminds us of all that the Lord said (John.
14 : 26).
132. The Holy Spirit forgives sins on the mouth of the priest.
That is why the Lord Christ told His disciples, "Receive
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the Holy Spirit. If you forgive anyone his sins, they are
forgiven ..." (John. 20:22,23).
133. The Holy Spirit gives the second birth through baptism
(John. 3:5).
134. "The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, because the
Lord has anointed Me. He has sent Me to bring good
news ... " (Isa. 61:1).
135. Anyone who lies to the apostles lies to the Holy Spirit as
in the story of Ananias and Sapphira (Acts 5:3,4).

BEING FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT

136. Peter was filled with the Holy Spirit (Acts 4:8).
137. The worshippers were filled with the Holy Spirit (Acts
4:31).
138. The seven men who were filled with the Holy Spirit and
with wisdom were the seven deacons (Acts 6:3).
139. The disciples were filled with the Holy Spirit on the day
of Pentecost (Acts 2:4).
140. Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit when she heard
the greeting of the Virgin Mary (Luke. 1:41).
141. It was St. John the Baptist of which it was announced that
"he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from birth"
(Luke. 1 : 15).
142. In (Luke. 4:1) it is written, "Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit,
returned from the Jordan
143. It was said of St. Stephen, the first deacon, that when he
was stoned, "Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked up to
heaven and saw the glory of God... " (Acts 7:55).

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144. Zechariah, the priest, when the period of his dumbness

was over, "was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied"
(Luke. 1:67).

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FASTING
145. All the people fasted in the days of Queen Esther (Esther)
and all the people of Ninevah fasted also (,Jon. 3).
146. It Is written "The time will come when the bridegroom
will be taken away from them; then they will fast" (Matt.
9:15).
147. Vegetarian food in paradise (Gen. 1:29), and outside
paradise when the Lord said to Adam, "and you will eat
the plants of the field" (Gen. 3:18).
148. Manna was the vegetarian food in the wilderness of Sinai
(Ex. 16:31).
l49. Daniel, when he fasted, did not eat any meat or rich food
(Dan. 10:3).
150. Fasting with humiliation is mentioned in the fast called for
by Joel the prophet (Joel 2:12,13).
151. As for set times for fasting, Zechariah, the prophet, set
the fast of the fourth month, the fifth month, the seventh
month, and the fast of the tenth month (Zech. 8:19).

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WAYS IN WHICH GOD SPOKE

152. God spoke to Job out of the storm (Job 38:1).
153. God spoke to Moses from fire, from the burning bush
(Ex. 3:2,4).
154. God spoke to Elijah in a gentle whisper (1 Kin. 19:12,13).
155. God spoke to Moses from the tabernacle (Lev. 1:1).
156. God spoke from the heavens at the baptism of Lord
Christ (Matt. 3:17).
157. God spoke to Moses from thunder and lightning (Ex.
19:16-20).
158. God spoke to the prophet Ezekiel from above the four
creatures and the sparkling dome near the River Chebar
(Ezek. 1:5,28).
159. God spoke from heaven with a voice like thunder saying,
"I have glorified it and will glorify it again" in Jerusalem
on Palm Sunday (John.12:12,15,28,29).
160. God spoke to the people from the mountain in His
Sermon (Matt. 5:1,2).
161. God spoke to Moses from the thick darkness (Ex. 20:21,
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162. The commandment to honor your father and mother is the
first one with a promise (Eph. 6:2).
163. God promised David to establish a house for him and his
descendant would sit on his seat and his kingdom will be
established (2 Sam. 7:12). The condition is "When he
does wrong, I will punish him... but My love will never be
taken away from him, as I took it away from Saul (2 Sam.
7:14,15).
164. The Lord promised His disciples that they would see Him
and rejoice (John. 16:22) and this promise was fulfilled
after the Resurrection. He promised them to send the
Holy Spirit (John. 15:26) and this promise was fulfilled on
the Pentecost (Acts 2).
165. The Lord considered pain a promise as He said about Saul
of Tarsus, "I will show him how much he must suffer for
My name" (Acts 9:16). As for pain being a blessing and
leading to glory, St. Paul says, "If indeed we share in His
sufferings in order that we may also share in His glory"
(Rom. 8:17).
166. God promised in His letter to the church of Ephesus, "To
everyone who conquers, I will give permission to eat from
the tree of life" (Rev. 2:7).

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167. The appearance of the Lord to Mary Magdalene is
mentioned in (Mark. 16 : 9) (Matt. 28:1-9).
168. The appearance of the Lord to Peter and more than 500
brothers is mentioned in (1 Cor.15:5-7).
169. His appearance to Thomas is mentioned in (John. 20:27).
170. His appearance to Saul of Tarsus is mentioned in (Acts
9:1-5).
171. His appearance to the two disciples of Emmaus is
mentioned in (Luke. 24:13-15).
172. His appearance to the disciples is mentioned in (John.
20:19,20) (1 Cor. 15).
173. The Lord appearance to seven of His disciples at the Sea
of Tiberias is mentioned in (John. 21:1-5).
174. His appearance to 500 brothers is mentioned in (1 Cor.
15:6).
175. The Lord appeared to His disciples in the upper room
(John. 20:19,26). He appeared to them in Galilee (Matt.
28:10,16,17), He appeared at the Sea of Tiberias (John.
21:1), in Bethany (Luke. 24:50), and on the Mount of
Olives when He ascended (Acts 1:9,12).
176. The Lord Christ granted His disciples the Sacrament of
the Priesthood when He breathed on their faces saying,
"Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive ..." (John. 20:1923). This took place in the upper room after the
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worshipped Him after the Resurrection (Matt. 28:1,9).

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178. Among the most famous women who knew the Lord and
met Him were: first, of course, the Virgin Mary: then
Mary Magdalene, Mary the wife of Clopas, and the
mother of James and John, the sons of Zebedee.
179. The women who stood at the foot of His cross were:St.
Mary His mother, her sister the wife of Clopas, and Mary
Magdalene (John. 19:25).
I80. The woman whose house became the first church was
Mary the mother of John, surnamed Mark, (the mother of
St, Mark, the apostle) (Acts 12:12).
181. The one who poured an expensive perfume of pure nard
on Lord Christ's feet was Mary, the sister of Martha and
Lazarus (John. 12:2,3).
182. Lord Christ wept when He saw Mary, the sister of
Martha and Lazarus, weeping (John. 11:31-35).
183. The woman who asked that her sons sit, one on the right
side and one on the left side of the Lord, is the mother of
the sons of Zebedee, James and John (Matt. 20:20-21).
184. The wife of the Steward of Herod was Joanna, the wife of
Chuza (Luke. 8:3).
185. The woman from whom the Lord cast out sevendevils
was Mary Magdalene (Mark. 16:9) (Luke. 8:2).
186. The names of the four prophetesses are: Miriam, the sister
of Moses (Ex. 15:20). Deborah (Judg. 4:4). Huldah (2
Kin. 22:14) (2 Chr. 34:22), and Anna (Luke. 2:36).

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187. The saintly queen was Queen Esther (the Book of Esther)
and the evil queen was Jezebel (1 Kin. 21).
188. Four women entered the ark: Noah's wife, and the wives
of his three sons (Gen. 7:7).
189. Elkanah had two wives, Hannah, Samuel's mother, and
Peninnah (1 Sam. 1:2).
190. The first woman whom David married was Michal, Saul's
daughter (1 Sam. 18:20-27) and her punishment for
despising her husband, David, was to be barren (2 Sam.
26:59).
191. Jezebel was the wife who was both very intelligent and
very evil and she caused her husband, Ahab, to perish (1
Kin. 19,21).
192. The wives who were barren and to whom the Lord
granted children were: Sarah (Gen. 19), Rachel (Gen.
30:1,22), Hannah, Samuel's mother (1 Sam. 1), and
Elizabeth, Zechariah's wife (Luke. 1).
193. It was forbidden to marry foreign women in the (Book of
Exodus 34), (the Book of Proverbs 5:3,29), (the Book of
Nehemiah 10:73). and (the Book of Ezra 29:12).
194. The foreign wives of King Solomon caused him to be lost
(1 Kin. 11).
195. The sons of God, sons of (Seth) married the daughters of
men (the descendants of Cain) (Gen. 2:6) before the
flood, and the result was the anger of God and the flood.
196. Abraham married Sarah, Hager and Keturah. The one
who had most of the children was Keturah (Gen. 25:1, 2)
who bore him six sons. The Lord told him "Listen to
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197. Our mother, Eve, had three sons: Cain, Abel, and Seth
(Gen. 4:25,26), and our Lord Christ descended from Seth.
198. Sarah was ninety years old when she bore Isaac and
Abraham was hundred (Gen. 21:2-5).
199. The mother of Moses was called Jochebed (Num. 26:59).
200. St. Timothy's mother was called Eunice and his
grandmother was called Lois (2 Tim, 1:5).
201. Hannah was the mother who wept and prayed to God to
give her a son, whom she would dedicate to Him (1 Sam.
10:11) and the Lord gave her Samuel.
202. Mary, the mother of Mark, had a son who became an
apostle, and her house became a church (Acts 12:12).
203. The mother of James and John, the sons of Zebedee, had
a son who became a martyr i.e. James (Acts 12:1) and her
other son, John, did not martyred, but suffered so much
that he is considered one of the confessors.
204. The mother who fled with her son to another country to
escape from the king's plot to kill him was the Virgin
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205. The Virgin comes from Nazareth of Galilee (Luke. 1:26).
206. She returned to Nazareth after the death of Herod ( Matt.
2:22-23).
207. The name of the Virgin's sister is mentioned among those
who stood at the foot of the cross; her husband is Clopas
(John. 19:25), and her children are James, the younger,
Joses, and Salome (Mark. 15:40).
208. The Virgin Mary Lived with St. John after the Lord's
crucifixion (John. 19:27).
209. The Virgin Mary interceded in the miracle of changing the
water into wine, at the wedding of Cana of Galilee (John.
2:3).
210. It is written that the Virgin was praying with the disciples
of the Lord (Acts 1:14).
211. The Virgin stayed with Elizabeth three months during her
pregnancy, for when the angel announced the birth of the
Lord to Her, Elizabeth was in her sixth month (Luke.
1:36).
212. The Annunciation by the angel to the Virgin Mary is
mentioned in (Luke 1:26-38). The angel told Joseph of
this virgin birth in (Matthew 1:20-23).
213. It is written in (Isa. 7:14), "A virgin will be with child and
will give birth to a Son, and will call Him Emmanuel".
214. It is mentioned that the Virgin asked to meet Lord Jesus
Christ in (Matt. 12:46,47).

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in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy
Spirit" (Luke. 1:41).
216. It was mentioned that the Virgin also needed to be saved,
when she said in her magnificent "and my spirit rejoices in
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217. The verse that indicates that children are a gift from God
is when Jacob spoke to Esau about his children saying,
"the children God has graciously given your servant"
(Gen. 33:5), and Job the righteous, when his children
died, said "the Lord gave and the Lord has taken away"
(Job 1:21).
218. The first son to be given by God in fulfillment of a
promise is Isaac, the son of Abraham (Gen. 17:15,19),
(Gen. 18:10).
219. The son whose mother dedicated to the Lordbefore his
birth was Samuel (1 Sam. 1:1).
220. The son whose parents were told by the angel that he
would be dedicated to God was Samson (Judg. 13:7).
221. Elisha the prophet promised the Shunamite woman who
was barren that she would have a son (2 Kin. 4:16,17).
222. The son whom God chose to be a prophet while he was
still in his mother's womb was Jeremiah (Jer. 1:5).
223. The Lord Christ blessed a child and held him up as an
example to the disciples (Matt. 18:3).
224. The child who served in the Temple from hischildhood is
Samuel (1 Sam. 1:21-28).
225. On the punishment of those who are a stumbling block to
children, Lord Christ said. "But if anyone causes one of
those little ones who believe in Me to sin, it would be
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18:6).
226. The Lord defended the children on Palm Sunday saying,
"Have you never read "From the lips of children and
infants you have ordained praise" (Matt. 21:16).
227. The Lord said, "Let the little children come to Me, and do
not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such
as these" (Luke. 18:16).
228. A child offered five loaves and two fish (John. 6:9).
229. The Lord talked to the elders in the Temple at Jerusalem
for He was "sitting among the teachers, listening to them
and asking them questions. Everyone who heard Him
was amazed at His understanding and His answers"
(Luke. 2:46,47).
230. It is written in (Mark 10:14,16) that the Lord took the
children up in His arms, put His hands on them and
blessed them.
231. Two women quarreled over a child (1 Kin. 3:16-27) and
king Solomon judged between them; he gave the child to
the woman who did not want him killed.
232. In the Old Testament, a child was to be circumcised on
the eighth day (Gen. 17:12).
233. The first-born children were saved by the killing of the
Passover lamb and its blood on the lintel and on the two
door posts (Ex. 12:21-23).
234.The child who learned the Scriptures when young was
Timothy, St. Paul's disciple (2 Tim, 3:15).
235. Simon carried the infant Jesus (Luke. 2:28) and Anna the
prophetess prophesied about Him (Luke.2:36-38).
236. The child Jesus Christ and the child John the Baptist were
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237. Ahab the king was annoyed by the prophecy 'of Micaiah,
the prophet, (1 Kin. 22:27).
238. David was both king and prophet.
239. The Lord said about John the Baptist that he was greater
than prophet (Matt. 11:9).
240. Jochebed was the woman who bore a prophet, Moses, a
prophetess, Miraim and a High Priest, Aaron.
241. King Jeroboam and king Ahab were the two kings who
spread the worship of idols the most (1 Kin. 12:33).
242. John the Baptist rebuked king Herod for sin, and so
Herod beheaded him (Matt. 14).
243. Micaiah, the prophet, rebuked king Ahab and was
imprisoned.
244. Nathan, the prophet, rebuked king David for sin and
David confessed his sin (1 Sam. 12:13).
245. Elijah, the prophet, convicted king Ahab and Ahab tore
his clothes, put on sackcloth and fasted (1 Kin. 21:27).
246. God appeared to King Solomon twice (1 Kin. 9:2) and
Solomon blessed the people ( 1 Kin. 8:55).
247. King Darius ordered, reluctantly, that Daniel be thrown
into the lions' den, and he was so sad that he couldn't
sleep that night (Da. 6:14-18).
248. The angel of the Lord smote Herod because he did not
give glory to God, so the worms ate him and he died
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249. Josiah the king was the good king who removed all
worship of idol in his reign ( 2 Chr. 34:3-7).
250. Lord Jesus Christ is called King of kings and Lord of
lords in (Rev. 19:16).
251. The first king to be loved by God was David.
252. Herod the king married the wife of his brother, Philip.
John the Baptist condemned him for this, saying, "It is not
lawful for you to have her" (Matt. 14:4).
253. The king of Sodom was taken captive and wasrescued by
Abraham (Gen. 14).
254. Hazekiah was faced with a serious problem and Isaiah, the
prophet, interceded and the angel of God delivered them
from the Assyrian army (2 Kin. 19:1,6,35).
255. Ahab the king, returned to his house sullen and displeased
because Naboth the Jezreelite refused to sell him his
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256. The effectiveness of baptism and the new birth or the
second birth are mentioned in John 3 : 3, 5 and Titus 3: 5.
257. The power of baptism for the forgiveness of sins is found
in (Acts 2:38), and the washing of sin is found in (Acts
22:16).
258. On baptism & salvation: "He who believes and is baptized
will be saved" (Mark. 16:16): "He saved us through the
washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit"
(Tit. 3:5); see also (1 Pet. 3:20,21).
259. On the Sacrament of Anointing of the sick: "Is anyone
among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church
and let them pray over him anointing him with oil in the
name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the
sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has
committed sins, he will be forgiven" (Jas, 5:14,15).
260. The Sacrament of Marriage: "Therefore what God has
joined together, let man not separate" (Matt. 19:6).
261. On the Holy Anointing: (1 John. 2:20,27).
262. Of John the Baptist, it is written "They were baptized by
him in the Jordan, confessing their sins" (Matt. 3:6), and
"Many of those who had believed came confessing and
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263. Moses made the Tabernacle just as the Lord had told him,
"Make this tabernacle and all its furnishings exactly like
the pattern I will show you" (Ex. 25:9), and so they did, "
as the Lord commanded Moses: (Ex. 39:1,21,31).
"Moses inspected the work and saw that they had done it
just as the Lord had commanded. So Moses blessed
them" (Ex. 39:43).
264. The pictures in Solomon's Temple are mentioned in (1
Kin. 7:17-36) and they were of lions, bulls, cherubim,
palms, and garlands of flowers (1 Kin. 17:25,29,36) as
well as networks of chains (1 Kin. 7:17), and images of
gourds and lily blossoms (1 Kin. 7:24-26).
265. There were two cherubims of gold above the Ark (Ex.
25:18-20).
266. The reason why pictures and statues were forbidden was
to prevent people worshipping them, "you shall not bow
down to them or worship them" (Ex. 20:4,5).
267. Aaron and his sons were anointed with the sacred oil for
the priesthood (Ex. 40:13,14).
268. The Lord said to Moses, "Make holy garments for Aaron
your brother, for glory and for beauty" (Ex. 28:2).
269. Saul was anointed king (1 Sam. 10:1) and so was David
(1 Sam. 16:13) Hazael and Jehu were also anointed kings
(1 Kin. 19:15,16).

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270. Elijah, the prophet, was commanded by God to anoint

Elisha to succeed him as prophet (1 Kin. 19:16).
271. The Lord said to Moses, "Take the anointing oil and
anoint the tabernacle and everything in it, consecrate it
and all its furnishings, and it will be holy. Then anoint the
altar of burnt offering, and all its utensils: consecrate the
altar, and it will be most holy" (Ex. 40:9,10).
272. As for the making of incense and its consecration, it is
written, "It shall be for you most holy. When you make
incense according to this composition you shall not make
it for yourselves; it shall be regarded by you as holy to the
Lord" (Ex. 30:34,37).

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273. The parable of the Pharisee and the tax-collector is on
humility (Luke. 18:13).
274. The parable of the widow and the judge is about praying
at all times (Luke. 18:1-7).
275. The parable of the foolish rich man is about sudden death
(Luke. 12:20).
276. The parable of the good Samaritan is about compassion
(Luke. 10:33).
277. The parable of the unjust steward is about wisdom (Luke.
16:8).
278. The parable of the growing seed is about growth (Mark.
4:28).
279. The parable of the wise and foolish virgins is about being
ready (Matt. 25).
280. We should be spiritually watchful like the servants who
are waiting for their master (Luke. 12:37).

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281. The first mention of work was the work of creation (Gen.
1) (Gen. 2:1-3). As for men, God placed Adam in the
garden of Eden "to till it and keep it" (Gen. 2:15).
282. A verse about success at work is found in (Psalm 1). It
was also said of Joseph, "the Lord gave himsuccess in
everything he did" (Gen. 39:3).
283. About faithfulness in work, the Lord said of Moses, "Not
so with My servant Moses, he is entrusted with all My
house" (Num. 12:7). The Lord also said, "Who then is
the faithful and wise manager, whom his master will put in
charge of his servants to give them their food allowance
at the proper time? It will be good for that servant whom
the master finds doing so when he returns" (Luke.
12:42,43). He said, "Be faithful, until death and I will
give you the crown of life" (Rev. 2:10).
284. About laxity in work, the Bible says, "Accursed is the one
who is slack in doing the Lord's work" (Jer. 48:10). And
about laziness, it says, "Go to the ant, you lazybones,
consider its ways and be wise" (Prov. 6:6) and also, "How
long will you lie there, 0 lazybones? When will you get
up from your sleep?" (Prov. 6:9).
285. About working with God, St. Paul says of himself and his
co-worker, Apollos, "For we are laborers together with
God" (1 Cor. 3:9).

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286. About perfection, the Lord said, "Be perfect, therefore, as

your heavenly Father is perfect" (Matt. 5:48).
287. About doing good on the Sabbath (Mark. 3:4,5) and
(Luke. 13:14-16).
288. "Faith without works is dead" (Jas. 2:17,20).
289. In the Book of Ecclesiastes, it is written, "For everything
there is a season and a time for every matter under
heaven" (Ecc. 3:1).
290. It is written "For the Son of Man will come in the glory of
His Father with His angels, and then He will reward each
according to his works" (Matt. 16:27).
291. The Lord said to each of the angels of the seven churches,
"I know your works" (Rev. 2:2,9,13,19) and (Rev.
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292. The commandment to give tithes is mentioned in (Deut.
12:6), and (Deut- 14:22). Before that, Abraham gave
tithes to Melechizedek (Gen. 14:20).
293. As for giving more than the tithes, our Lord said, "For I
say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds that of
the Scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the
kingdom of heaven" (Matt. 5:20). These paid tithes. Our
Lord also said, "Give to him who asks you" (Matt. 5:42).
He said to the rich young man, "If you want to be perfect,
go, sell your possessions and give to the poor
(Matt.19:21).
294. Giving the first fruits is mentioned in (Ex. 22 : 29), (Ex.
23:16), and (Ex. 13:2,12).
295. The widow who gave out of her poverty' is mentioned in
(Mark. 12:44). (Luke. 21:4).
296. About not coming to the Lord empty-handed (Ex. 23:15),
it is written "No man should appear before the Lord
empty-handed. Each of you must bring a gift in
proportion to the way the Lord your God has blessed
you" (Deut. 16:16,17).
297. "If a man shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too will
cry and not be answered" (Prov. 21:13).
298. "But when you do a charitable deed, do not let your left
hand know what you right hand is doing, so that your
charitable deed may be in secret" (Matt. 6:3,4).

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299. "If your enemy is hungry, feed him, if he is thirsty, give

him something to drink" (Rom. 12:20).
300. "God loves a cheerful giver" (2 Cor. 9:7).
301. "When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to
the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of
your harvest ... for the poor and the alien" (Lev. 19:9,10),
and also "When you are harvesting in your field and you
overlook a sheaf, do not go back to get it. Leave it for
the alien, the fatherless and the widow, so that the Lord
your God may bless you in all the work of your hands"
(Deut. 24:19).
302. The Lord said "It is more blessed to give than to receive
(Acts 20:35).
303. About giving oneself for one's beloved ones, the Lord
said, "Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down
his life for his friends" (John. 15:13).
304- Giving one's heart to God is mentioned in the verse, "My
son, give me your heart" (Prov. 23:26).
305. "He who gives, with liberality" (Rom. 12:2,8), "Command
those who are rich ... that they be rich in good works,
ready to give, willing to share" (1 Tim. 6:17,18).

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306. There are seven people in the gospels with the name of
Simon:
1.
Simon Peter, the disciple (Matt. 10).
2.
Simon, Jesus kinsman (Matt. 13:55).
3.
Simon the Elder (Luke. 2:25-35).
4.
Simon the Cyrene (Matt. 27:32).
5.
Simon the Leper (Matt. 26:6-13).
6.
Simon the Pharisee (Luke. 7:36).
7.
Simon the father of Judas Iscariot (John. 6:71).
307. There are three people in the Bible with the name of
James:
1.
James the son of Zebedee, the brother of John
(Matt. 10:2).
2.
James the son of Alphaeus (Matt. 10:3).
3.
Jacob, the Patriarch (John. 4:12).
308. Rufus is the son of Simon the Cyrene (Mark. 15:21). He
is mentioned in St. Paul's epistle to the Romans (Rom. 16
:13).
309. Chuza was Herod's steward, and his wife, Joanna, was
one of the women who served the Lord out of their own
means.
310. Four people were chosen by God while they were still in
their mothers' wombs:
1.
Jeremiah the prophet (Jer. 1:5).
2.
Jacob the patriarch (Rom. 9:11-13).

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312.
313.

314.

3.
John the Baptist (Luke. 1:15).
4.
Saul of Tarsus (St. Paul) (Gal. 1:15).
Shimei son of Gera gloated at David when he was
fleeing from Absalom, his son, and cursed David (2 Sam.
16:5-8).
The daughters of men (Gen. 6:2) are those who
descended from Cain.
It was said of Nimrod that he was a mighty one on the
earth, and that he was a mighty hunter before the Lord
(Gen. 10:8,9).
The father of Nimrod was Cush and the beginning of his
kingdom was Babel (Gen. 10:8,10).

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315. Lord Christ said when He was talking to Nicodemus, "No
one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came
from heaven ... the Son of Man" (John. 3:13).
316. "And surely I am with you always to the very end of the
age" (Matt. 28:20), and "For where two or three are
come together in My name, I am there in the midst of
them" (Matt. 18:20).
317. The Lord says, "Here I am! I stand at the door and knock.
If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come
in and eat with him, and he with Me" (Rev. 3:20).
318. The Lord said, "I and the Father are one" (John. 10:30).
319. The Son said to the Father, "And now, Father, glorify Me
in Your presence with the glory I had with You before the
world began" (John. 17:5).
320. The gospel says about Lord Christ, "Through Him all
things were made: without Him nothing was made that
was made" (John. 1:3).
321. St. Paul said about the Jews, "and from them is traced the
human ancestry of Christ, who is God over all, forever
praised! Amen" (Rom. 9:5); also "In the beginning was
the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word
was God" (Jr. 1:1). St. Thomas, the disciple, said to Him,
"My Lord and my God!" (John. 20:28) and the Lord
accepted this from him as evidence of his faith. Also see
(Isa. 9:5) and (Heb. 1:7-8).

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322. "Who has gone into heaven and is at God's right hand...
with angels, authorities and powers in submission to Him"
(1 Pet. 3:21,22).
323. "and angels ministered to Him" (Mark. 1:13) and (Matt.
4:11).
324. "That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in
heaven and earth and under the earth" (Phil. 2:10), see
also (Heb. 1:6).
325. The angels are His. "The Son of man will send out His
angels..." (Matt. 13:41), also, "And He will send His
angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His
elect from the four winds" (Matt. 24:31).
326. He sent them out and they feared Him and shouted in fear
of Him (Mark. 1:22,24), (Mark. 3:11). (Luke.8:28), and
(Matt. 8:29).
327. About the Lord's authority over the law, He said, "You
have heard that it was said to the people long ago ... but I
tell you ... " (Matt. 5:22,27,32,34,39,44).
He
also
said, "A new command I give you (John. 13:34).
328. About the Lord's authority over life and death, the apostle
Paul says, "... our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has destroyed
death and has brought life and immortality to light
through the gospel" (2 Tim. 1:10). The Lord also said,
"And I hold the keys of death and Hades" (Rev. 1:18);
and He said, "I am the resurrection and the life" (John.
11:25,26).
329. The Lord had authority over the sea and the waters,
"Peace! Be still!" And the wind ceased and there was a
great calm" (Mark. 4:37,39). He also walked on the
water (Matt. 14:25,32).
330. He had authority over diseases and could heal all sorts of
diseases and every weakness in the people. It is written
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332.
333.

334.

335.
336.
337.
338.
339.
340.

341.

"and people brought to Him all who were ill with various
diseases, those suffering severe pain, the demonpossessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed, and
He healed them" (Matt. 4:23,24).
He said, "For the Son of Man is Lord also of the Sabbath"
(Matt. 12 : 8).
It is written that the kingdom is His (Matt. 16:28), (Matt.
13:41,42), (Matt. 24:31).
He accepted that the man born blind bow down and
worship Him (John. 9:38), and those in the ship also
worshipped Him when He walked on the water and told
Him, "Truly You are the Son of God" (Matt. 14:33). The
eleven also worshipped Him after the Resurrection (Matt.
28:17) and so did the two Marys (Matt. 28:7).
"After Lord Jesus had spoken to them. He was received
up into heaven and He sat down at the right hand of God"
(Mark. 16:19). St. Stephen witnessed this (Acts 7:56)
and it is written in (Ps. 110:1).
It is written that He is God's Only-Begotten Son (John.
3:16), (John. 3:18), (John. 1:18), (1 John. 49).
He said, "I am the Alpha and Omega" (Rev. 1:11).See
also (Rev. 22:13) and (Rev. 1:8,17).
A verse about unintentional sin is (Lev. 4:2).
Job said, "I made a covenant with my eyes not to look
lustfully at a girl" (Job 31:1).
A verse about the sin of thought is "The devising of
foolishness is sin" (Prov. 24:9).
Two verses about sins against God are: "Against You and
You only have I sinned" (Ps. 51:4) and "How then could I
do such a wicked thing and sin against God?" (Gen.
39:9).
"The fool says in his heart "There is no God" (Ps. 14:1).
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342. "Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up"(1 Cor. 8:1).
343. Eternal punishment of sin is "The wages of sin is death"
(Rom. 6:23). 'This is how it will be at the end of the age.
The angels will come and separate the wicked from the
righteous and throw them into the fiery furnace, where
there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth" (Matt.
13:49,50).
344. Earthly punishment is like David's punishment (2 Sam.
12), (2 Sam. 24) and also Solomon's punishment (1 Kin.
11:11-13).
345. The sinner is spiritually dead as the angel of the Lord says
to the church of Sardis "you have a reputation of being
alive, but you are dead" (Rev. 3:1), and as the father of
the lost son repenting said of him, "this brother of yours
was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found"
(Luke. 15:24,32).
346. "Blessed are they whose transgressions are forgiven,
whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man whose sin the
Lord will never count against him" (Rom. 4:7,8), and also
(Ps. 132:1,2), (Ps. 32:1,2), (Jer. 31:34), (2 Cor. 5:19).

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347. St. Paul raised the youth, Eutychus, from the dead (Acts
20:9-11).
348. St. Peter raised Tabitha from the dead (Acts 9:40.41).
349. St. Paul wrote his epistles by the hand of T'ychicus,
Epaphroditus, Onesimus, and Timothy (the letters are to
the Ephesians, Phillipians, Phillipi, Colossians, Philemon
and Hebrews).
350. The three who each fasted forty days are:
1.
Lord Jesus Christ (Matt. 4:2).
2.
Moses the prophet (Ex. 34:28).
3.
Elijah (1 Kin. 19:8).
351. The Lord Christ, Moses and Elijah met together onthe
Mount of Transfiguration. (Mark. 9:4).
352. The High Priest's servant whose ear St. Peter cut off was
called Malchus (John. 18:10).
353. The two called John are John the Baptist and John the
Evangelist.The two called Joseph are Joseph the
Carpenter and Joseph of Aramithea.
354. The two verses from the New Testament about incense
are:
1.
It is said about the twenty-four elders in the
Book of Revelation. "Each one had a harp and were
holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the
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"Another angel, who had a golden censer, came
and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to
offer, with the prayers of all the saints... The smoke of the
incense, together with the prayers of the saints, went up
before God" (Rev. 8:3,4).

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355.
356.
357.
358.
359.
360.
361.
362.
363.
364.
365.
366.

The chapter on blessings and curses is (Deut. 28).

The chapter on the virtuous woman is (Prov. 3 1).
The chapter on those who lived long is (Gen. 5).
The chapter on the heavenly Jerusalem is (Rev, 21).
The chapter on the shepherd and the flock is (Ezek. 34).
The chapter on the second coming and on the destruction
of Jerusalem is (Matt. 24).
The chapter on spiritual gifts is (1 Cor. 12).
The chapter on speaking in tongues is (1 Cor. 14).
The chapter on accepting the repentants is (Luke 15).
The chapter on preaching the gospel in Rome is (Acts
28).
The chapter on the parables of the kingdom is (Matt. 13).
The chapter on love is (1 Cor. 13).

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CONTENTS
Preface
First
Who
The Apostles
St. Pauls Assistants and Disciples
The Holy Spirit
Fasting
Ways in which God Spoke
God's Promise
After the Resurrection
Women
Mothers
The Holy Virgin
Children
Kings and Prophets
Church Sacraments
Worship in The Old Testament
From the parables of Lord Jesus
Work
Giving
Personalities
About Lord Jesus Christ
Sin
Miscellaneous
Specialised Chapter

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